1) does your university/college/school do interlibrary loan of media =20=

(vhs, dvd, 16mm, cd-rom, etc.)?

12 yes (all responders)

2) about how many requests per semester do you get?

from 20 or 30 to 300 (Most libraries loaned more than they =20
borrowed.)

3) about how many requests do you make per semester?

from =E2=80=9Cvery few=E2=80=9D to 180

All responders were generally positive about interlibrary loan of media.

Checked with two vendors, Films for the Humanities & Sciences and =20
Insight Media. Insight had no problem with ILL in an academic setting =20=

(anything from our university could be loaned to another school for =20
classroom use). Films wanted to check their agreements with copyright =20=

holders and has not yet responded.

The long version (includes all responses and comments):

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Many, many thanks to all who shared their knowledge!

American University Library
Elmhurst College Library
Emporia State University Libraries and Archives
Lamar State College-Orange
Minnesota State University - Mankato
Tennessee Technological University
Virginia Commonwealth University
University of California Berkeley
University of California San Diego
University of St. Thomas
University of Iowa Libraries
Wabash College

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or 30 to 300=A0 (Most libraries loaned more than they borrowed.)

3) =
about how many requests do you make per semester?

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=93very few=94 to 180

All responders were generally positive about =
interlibrary loan of media.

Checked with two vendors, Films for the =
Humanities & Sciences and Insight Media. Insight had no problem with =
ILL in an academic setting (anything from our university could be loaned =
to another school for classroom use). Films wanted to check their =
agreements with copyright holders and has not yet =
responded.

The long =
version (includes all responses and comments):=A0

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ILL Responses=0D=0D=0DSUMMARY:=0D=0D1) does your university/college/school =
do interlibrary loan of media (vhs, dvd, 16mm, cd-rom, etc.)?=0D=0D12 yes =
(all responders)=0D=0D2) about how many requests per semester do you get?=
=0D=0Dfrom 20 or 30 to 300 (Most responding libraries loaned more than the=
y borrowed.)=0D=0D3) about how many requests do you make per semester?=0D=
=0Dfrom =D2very few=D3 to 180=0D=0DAll responders were generally positive a=
bout ILL.=0D=0DChecked with two vendors, Films for the Humanities & Science=
s and Insight Media. Insight had no problem with ILL in an academic setting=
(anything from our university could be loaned to another school for classr=
oom use). Films wanted to check their agreements with copyright holders and=
has not yet responded.=0D=0D=0DAmerican University Library:=0D=0DWe just s=
tarted doing reciprocal borrowing through ILL - we loan to others that loan=
and charge if the requesting library also charges. Since our collection ex=
ists primarily to serve our classroom needs I'm conservative about what can=
go out. We probably get 8-10 requests per week and I approve about 75%. Si=
nce we've started doing this we haven't made any requests of other librarie=
s via ILL. However we are in a consortium with other Washington-area univer=
sities and have a cooperative loan system that we use 3-4 times per week.=
=0D=0DMost of what has been requested has been on the esoteric side. Older =
obscure titles with low circulation. If we're just one of a few libraries w=
ith a copy I'll decline unless it hasn't circulated in years in which case =
I'll take a chance since I'd rather than someone get some use out of it. Si=
nce we're just getting out feet wet I've probably declined some titles that=
I might very well approve a year from now. =0D=0DAt this point every reque=
st goes through me for approval and it requires about five minutes per week=
total for the decision-making. The processing of the loans of course takes=
more time but our ILL people are happy to add this service so are not comp=
laining.=0D=0DElmhurst College Library:=0D=0DWe do loan media items, but on=
a case-by-case basis. I try to restrict loans to only academic libraries,=
and deny requests made from public libraries, but it depends 100% on the i=
tem. Has it circ'd recently? Is there a professor who uses it every semes=
ter without fail? Is it expensive to replace, or worse, OP? All those que=
stions are things I take into account while trying to decide whether to loa=
n.=0D=0DWe probably get around 10-15 requests a week during the academic ye=
ar. Things slow in the summer; of course, that's when I'm more willing to =
lend items due to lower use by our professors. At any given time, we usual=
ly have between three and five items out through ILL. So I would say I ten=
d to approve around 30% of requests.=0D=0DI rarely, if ever, place ILL requ=
ests for media items. Our consortium almost always automatically blocks me=
dia ILL requests, so I only handle those that come in through OCLC. And si=
nce I have to go through OCLC to request, I'll usually only do it if I have=
some sort of prior experience borrowing from a library. In fact, the majo=
rity of requests we make are denied. Sometimes, I'll contact a library dir=
ectly to establish some sort of special borrowing parameters, but that also=
happens very rarely.=0D=0DActually, when we don't have an item, and it's r=
entable, we rent from one of the two remaining university rental systems. =
(Penn State and University of Missouri.) We're guaranteed to get the items=
, and the charge is always covered here by the department doing the renting=
, not by us.=0D=0D=0DEmporia State University Libraries and Archives=0D=0D1=
) does your university/college/school do interlibrary loan of media (vhs, =
dvd, 16mm, cd-rom, etc.)? yes=0D=0D2) about how many requests per semes=
ter do you get? 300=0D=0D3) about how many requests do you make per sem=
ester? 180=0D=0D=0DLamar State College-Orange, Orange TX:=0D=0DWe do IL=
L our VHS and for a while we did DVDs but we had too many damaged in transi=
t so now we no longer post our DVDs to OCLC therefore we get no requests). =
We were sending out 4-5 DVDs a week just to public libraries. We do not r=
equest very many videos; we usually buy them if the instructors are request=
ing them for class use. =0D=0DThus far we have open shelves for VHS and cas=
es for DVDs (with the actual DVD at the circulation desk. We do not use an=
y security cases.=0D=0D=0DMinnesota State University - Mankato=0D=0D1) does=
your university/college/school do interlibrary loan of media (vhs, dvd, 1=
6mm, cd-rom, etc.)? We reciprocally loan video & DVDs to all libraries =
who will loan the same to us. (Blackmail for those who don't =
) 16mm and LP records are case by case=0D=0D2) about how many requests per=
semester do you get?=0D3) about how many requests do you make per semester=
?=0D=0DI don't know the exact number offhand, but we've consistently been a=
net borrower 2:1 -- our patrons requesting twice as many video loans as ha=
ve been requested from us.=0D=0DIt has been a great experience and has conv=
inced at least two other academics in the state to start lending as well (r=
e: the reciprocity).=0D=0D=0DVirginia Commonwealth University:=0D=0D1. Yes=
, we have been borrowing and lending media formats through ILL for about a =
decade. Any media format will be lent to academic libraries. We rarely le=
nd to public libraries. All film format requests are reviewed by our film =
booking specialist for license restrictions, critical curriculum conflicts,=
or rare and hard to replace titles. Most of our denials are due to confli=
cts with VCU bookings or titles which we know are high use for our communit=
y.=0D=0DWe will entertain requests for any format, but most requests are fo=
r video or dvd. We have some requests for CD's. Lending CD-ROM's which ac=
company books is also common. We have lent a few 16mm films, laserdiscs, c=
assettes, and LP's. We use film shipping cases for laserdiscs or LP's.=0D=
=0D2. ILL: 5-10 titles per week, 75 - 100 per semester. We also lend wit=
hin our local coop booking system, about 100 per year.=0D=0D3. ILL: 5-10 =
titles per week during Fall and Spring semester. We also borrow from our l=
ocal coop booking system, about 150 per year.=0D=0D=0DUC Berkeley:=0D=0D1) =
does your university/college/school do interlibrary loan of media (vhs, dv=
d, 16mm, cd-rom, etc.)? Only to other UC campuses and very selectively =
at that=0D=0D2) about how many requests per semester do you get? A seat=
of the pants estimate would be between 20 and 30=0D=0D3) about how many re=
quests do you make per semester? Hard to tell, because that's ILL's pro=
vince, but I'd guess very few=0D=0D=0DUC San Diego:=0D=0D At UC San Diego w=
e are net lenders by far. Sometimes it feels like we are supplying the nat=
ion. Still, I am a firm believer in ILL' ing media. We have had very littl=
e trouble w/ any of the standard ILL issues; conflicts over available, late=
returns, lost, damaged...etc. See answers below=0D=0D1) does your univers=
ity/college/school do interlibrary loan of media (vhs, dvd, 16mm, cd-rom, =
etc.)?? dvd's & vhs ( with some restrictions ) No 16mm=0D=0D=0D2) about=
how many requests per semester do you get? Just a ballpark. 200+ -=0D=
=0D=0D3) about how many requests do you make per semester? This is ILL'=
s area, but maybe 20+ -=0D=0D=0D=0DUniversity of St. Thomas, St. Paul MN:=
=0D=0D1) does your university/college/school do interlibrary loan of media =
(vhs, dvd, 16mm, cd-rom, etc.)? We lend videos only to our consortium =
(8 other universities)=0D=0D2) about how many requests per semester do you =
get? We get more than 100 request per semester. We have a nice collecti=
on compared to the other 8 colleges=0D=0D3) about how many requests do you =
make per semester? Maybe 20 request to other colleges of the same conso=
rtium=0D=0D=0DUniversity of Iowa Libraries:=0D=0DWe lend vhs and DVD, CDs a=
nd CD-roms selectively and no 16 mm.=0D=0DI am not sure how many total requ=
ests we get from patrons but last semester we were able to actually obtain =
about 100 videos and 100 cds. The actual number of requests for videos is m=
uch higher than what we are able to obtain.=0D=0DWe did lend out about 175 =
CDs and 580 videos last semester. We denied about 200 video requests as we=
ll.=0D=0DThe lending statistics are much more accurate than the borrowing s=
tatistics but this will give everyone an idea.=0D=0D=0D=0DWabash College:=
=0D=0DWe do ILL vhs and dvd. We definitely lend more than we borrow, with =
probably only 30 or so requests made each semester but an average of 2 or 3=
requests filled by us each workday.=0D=0DThat said, our ILL person routine=
ly asks me for my input on allowing materials to go out. If anything is la=
beled "CIRC VIDEO" (i.e., it's expensive or very difficult to obtain), it d=
oesn't go. Similarly, anything I know was purchased for a specific faculty=
member for a current course does not go.=0D=0D=0DComment from Langara Coll=
ege:=0D=0DSeems to me that the numbers are so low, it's a good argument to =
use for those vendors who charge a large sum for College/University sites v=
s. public library and school sites.=CA Look at the figures, there isn't tha=
t much lending going on, so what is the justification for the huge price di=
fferential?=0D=0DThe question you didn't ask is, if you do ILL media, what =
percentage of the total media collection does this lending represent?=0D=0D=
We did a provincial survey and found that, even with an organized consortiu=
m set up for media lending, only 3% of the collection is loaned. That hardl=
y justifies the exorbitant price being charged for those who price on a 2-t=
ier system.=0D=0D=0D=0DPat McGee of Tennessee Technological University also=
responded with an article she wrote for Southeastern Librarian, detailing =
TTU=D5s experiment with interlibrary loan. they followed the ALA Video Roun=
d Table guidelines and had a very positive experience. Please contact her d=
irectly at PMcGee@tntech.edu for the full article.=
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